Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-28
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The Bill Creating the County oil
Brewster Passes the Sepate-Bas-
sett Seated in the Senate.
The Bill Prohibiting the Pooling of
Insurance Companies Passed to
Engrossment IN the House.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. Pin the Sen
ate the following bills, petitions and
resolutions were offered to-day: By
| Senator Upshaw, petitions concerning
the Jurisdiction of mayors of cities and
and towns.
| Petitions were presented by Senators
Harrison, McManus and AberCombie
protesting against the passage of the
telephone and telegraph bill.
| By Senator Frank, an act to turn over
to the University Regents the university
lands.
BY Senator Burney, an set to provide
for the appointment of a court reporter
and to have the Supreme and Appellate
courts reports.printed by the state.
! By Senator Glssscock, an act to
amend the law relative to stockraising.
The bill creating the county of Brew
ster was passed.
Senate on the joint committee to visit the
penitentiaris Senators Garrison and
| Douglass of Grayson.
On motion of Senator Lane the Senate
then at | AS took a recess until the hour
for the joint ballot for United States Sen
ator.
At the expiration of the joint session
the Senate returned to its chamber and
soon after adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
In the House Mr.. Moore's bill against
the pooling of insurance companies was,
after general discussion, passed to en-
groSsment, SIS to II.
Mr.. Blair, by request, presented a Pc
tition from citizens of Limestone and
Hill counties asking for the creation of
Ross county.
BY Mr.. Gill, petition of citizens Of
Hill county, protesting against the crea-
ton of Ross county.
By Mr.. Payne, a petition asking the re-
peal of the hog law.
By Mr.. Christenberry, memorial from
Hill county asking the creation of Ross
county.
By Mr.. Biard of Brown, report of the
true status of the condition of citizens of
Coleman county. The report states that
1000 people need help and some are yerg-
ing on starvation.
By Mr.. Heath, petition of citizens of
Dallas county protesting against the pas
sage of the bucket-shOp bill.
BY Mr.. Alexander, q petition against
changing the time of holding District
Court Ill Hunt county.
By Mr.. Worthington, petition asking
that the citizens of Lampasas county be
relieved from taxation.
By Mr.. Wood, a petition asking the
amending Of the town and city incorpora-
ton law.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Kir-
ticks of Harris, to employ an assistant
sergeant-at-arms for subp9ning witnesses
in the Judge Frank Willis case.
By Mr.. Bell of Cook, a resolution re-
quiring the committee on agriculture and
commerce to investigate the subject of
deep water and determine what point on
the coast is best suited for port.
By Mr.. Hudgins, bill to punish con-
spiracies designed to prevent laborers in
search of employment from securing it.
The report of the committee on priv
ileges and elections was presented by
Mr.. Bell of Cooke against Thompson in
the contested case of Thompson against
Bassett, and was adopted.
The constitutional amendment propo-
sition prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
liquors was reported on by the committee
to-day, but is postponed till tomorrow.